document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=968908>Question 968908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Create a quadratic equations with the solutions -5 and -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer was x^2 + 8x + 15 =0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Totally lost how they got the answer!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #592009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=592009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the factored form.  You are interested in a format <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-m%29%28x-n%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-m%29%28x-n%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your two possible solutions are to be   -5  and  -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using Zero Product Rule,  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B3%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, a factored form of the quadratic equation you want.  If you want the general form, then just perform the multiplication. </SPAN>\n" );
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